We are a body of believers desiring to know the Lord Jesus Christ and to make Him known. Our desire is to be conformed to His image by the power His Spirit and in truth. Therefore, we place a high emphasis on the teaching of God’s Word, that our faith may grow. We live in anticipation of the return of Jesus, for He is our blessed hope. (Romans 10:17; Titus 2:13)
We believe that the scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the Word of God, fully inspired without error in the original manuscripts, and the infallible rule of faith and practice. The Word of God is the foundation upon which this church operates and is the basis for which this church is governed. We believe that the Word of God supersedes any earthly law that is contrary to the Holy Scriptures. (Isaiah 28:13; Nehemiah 8:8; John 17:17; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; Hebrews 4:12; 1 Peter 1:23-25, 2 Peter 1:21)
We believe that there is one living and true God, eternally existing in three persons: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, equal in power and glory; that this triune God created all, upholds all, and governs all things. (Genesis 1:1; Deuteronomy 6:4; Matthew 28: 19; John 10:30; Hebrews 9:14)
God the Father
We believe in the Person of God the Father, an infinite, personal Spirit, perfect in holiness, wisdom, power and love. He concerns Himself mercifully in the affairs of men; He hears and answers prayer. He saves from sin and death all those who come to Him through Jesus Christ. (Deuteronomy 33:27; Psalms 90:2; Psalms 102:27; John 4:24; 1 Timothy 1:17; Titus 1:3)
God the Son
We believe in the Person of Jesus Christ, God’s only begotten Son, conceived by the Holy Spirit. We believe in His virgin birth, sinless life, miracles and teachings, his substitutionary atoning death, bodily resurrection, ascension into heaven, perpetual intercession for His people, and His personal, visible return to earth. (Isaiah 7:14; Micah 5:2; Matthew 1:23; Mark 16:19; Luke 1:34-35; John 1:10, 8:58, 11:25; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4, Hebrews 1:8, 1 John 1:2, Revelation)
God the Holy Spirit
We believe in the Person of the Holy Spirit, who came forth from the Father and Son to convict the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment, and to regenerate, sanctify, and empower for ministry all who believe in Christ. The Holy Spirit indwells every believer in Jesus Christ, and He is an abiding helper, teacher, and guide. (John 14:16-17, 16:8-11; Acts 1:8; Romans 15:13, 16; 2 Corinthians 3:18; Hebrews 9:14)
We believe that all people are sinners by nature and choice, falling short of God’s standard and breaking His commandments, and therefore are under God’s righteous judgment. (Isaiah 53:6; Romans 3:9-20, 23; 5:12; 1 John 1:8-10)
God saves and gives new life to all who come to Him in repentance and faith, trusting in the Person and work of Jesus Christ. At the cross Jesus Christ died in our place as our substitute, absorbing God’s wrath that should have come upon us. Because Jesus died for the sins of the world, the invitation to believe is open to all, and whoever desires may come to Jesus for new life and the forgiveness of sins. God regenerates based upon faith by the Holy Spirit those who repent of their sins and confess Jesus Christ as Lord. (Matthew 11:28; John 3:16; Acts 3:19, 20:21; Ephesians 2:1-3, 8-9; Titus 3:5; 1 John 2:2; Revelation 22:17).
We believe in a literal Heaven and Hell. All those who place their faith, hope, and trust in Jesus Christ will spend eternity in Heaven with the Lord, while those who reject Jesus’ free gift of salvation will spend eternity separated from the Lord in Hell. (Matthew 5:3, 25:31-34; Hebrews 12:23; 1 Peter 1:4, Psalm 9:17; Matthew 5:22, 18:9; Luke 12:5)
We believe in the universal church, the living spiritual body of which Christ is the head, and all who are born again are members who share in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit and in the exercise of all Biblical gifts of the Spirit. (1 Corinthians 12:12-13; Ephesians 4:7, 11-12, 15-16)
Meeting Together
We believe in the importance of fellowship for the purpose of breaking of bread, prayer, teaching, correcting, rebuking, and encouraging. (Acts 2:42; 2 Timothy 4:2; Hebrews 10:24-25)
Ordinances
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ committed two ordinances to the church:
(1) full immersion water baptism, and
(2) the Lord’s Supper.
(Matthew 28:19; Acts 2:38; 1 Corinthians 1 1:23-26)
We believe in the Pre-tribulation Rapture of the Church where all believers will meet the Lord in the air and be taken out of this world prior to the Tribulation that will come upon the earth. (Matthew 24:29-31; Luke 21:36; Romans 1:18, 5:9; I Thessalonians 5:9; 2 Peter 2:7-9; Revelation 5:7-10, 7:13-14)
We believe in the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, which is His physical and visible return to earth, and the establishment of His millennial kingdom, the final judgment—eternal blessing of the righteous and endless suffering of the wicked. (Matthew 16:27; Acts 1; Revelation 19:11-16, 20: 11-15)
We believe that God created man, and He created them male and female. As such, He created them different to complement and complete each other. God instituted monogamous marriage between male and female as the foundation of the family and the basic structure of human society. Therefore, we perform marriages in accordance with the Bible consistent with the Old and New Testament (Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:4-6; John 4:16-18; Romans 1:18-32; I Corinthians 5:11, 6:9-11, 18-20, 7:1-3, 8-9; Galatians 5:19-21; Ephesians 5:3-7; I Timothy 1:9-11).
The Calvary Chapel movement began in the mid 1960’s in Costa Mesa, CA. Under the leadership of pastor Chuck Smith, Calvary Chapel began ministering to the local hippies. As the Jesus Movement got into full swing the church in Costa Mesa grew. Pastor Chuck saw himself as a pastor to many pastors and began raising up young men to pastor churches in neighboring California communities. It then spread throughout the entire country and eventually all around the world, and what started in that “little country church” has become one of the largest church movements in history. Calvary Chapel outreach fellowships now have over 1,000 affiliates all over the world.
Calvary Chapel Woodland began as a Bible Study in February 2010. In January of that same year Pastor Denny and his wife Lynette began praying and fasting for God to use them in the SW Washington city of Woodland. Shortly after beginning to pray God started confirming the work, through His Word, through other individuals, even through a couple of dreams others had about a “new work” of God in the city of Woodland. With a Sunday evening Bible Study we started Calvary Chapel Woodland sharing the building with Horizon Martial Arts knowing full well that it would soon become a “new church” start in due time. Nearly six months to the day Calvary Chapel Woodland began to meet on Sunday mornings.
On Sunday October 22nd, 2017 Pastor Denny shared the pulpit with Erik in a study on the Beatitudes. During that time Denny informed the church that he was passing the mantle of leadership of the church to Erik, with full faith and confidence that Erik was called by God to fulfill the ministry that he had planted ten years ago. Erik and his wife, Michelle, have been faithful servants in this ministry for many years. They have ministered in music, teaching the Word, and disciplining the youth in the Scriptures. Erik has been an Elder and teacher here for many years and we look forward to what God is doing in this new season.
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